Maslow and the Environment: Integrating the Social Representation and the Theory of Needs
Anna Karolina Osório Pimentel,
Luciana Aparecida Farias,
Cristina Rossi Nakayama
et al.
Abstract:In his Theory of Needs, Maslow argues that in the self- actualization stage the individual would have more developed B- values, which would involve, among other characteristics, the tendency to be mostly dedicated to causes of collective interest to the detriment of individual interests. It would also be in the self- actualization stage that the environment would have an intrinsic value, an important aspect if we consider the need for developing solutions to socio-environmental problems. Would the Social Repre… Show more
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